Process for weaving hammocks



Nov. 17, 1931. z. L. CHADBOURNE PROCESS FOR WEAVING HAMVIOCKS Filed April 7, 1930 [n ventor Patented Nov. 17, 1931 STATES YAT N'EI QFFICE ZEBULON L. CHADCBOURNEfOF LOS ANGELEEi, CALIFORNIA rrtoonss r03 WEAVING ammoc s Application filed l pri 7, 1930. Serial no. 442,128.

My invention relates to hammocks or other devices where a weaving mesh is used and the hands only, thereby providing a hammock which is not only made in a much shorter time than has heretofore been done, buta novel form of hammock is constructed which is exceedingly attractive in appearance, as well as inexpensive, and at the same time affords comfort and safety to theindividu'al using the same.

It accordingly is an object of my invention to provide a novel form of hammock and process for constructing the same, which is carried into effect by the use ofthe hands only, said process consisting in mounting the warp strands, which maybe of twine, rope, fiber, or the like, on a framework in such a manner that said strands may be quickly applied thereto and removed therefrom, the woof strands, if preferred being of different color or colors than said warpstrands, said woof strands being anchored to said framework and then selectively and by hands only passed under and over any preferred'nummeans, adapted-to be placed'across said warp strands on said framework, functioning to permit the reverse weaving of thestrands, so that not only a strong web is obtained a hammock of attractive appearance is bad.

It is also withinthe province of my invention to provide a novel spreader construction for the hammock, in which the supporting strands for the web are mounted in and secured to said spreader, which strands are knotted in a suitable manner, and then looped j I I means, such'as pegs, thewoof strands, of'a to the knotted ends of the web, and finally secured to a suitable hammock-supporting means, such as a ring, hook or the like, the endsof said supporting strands being secured thereto in any way in practice preferred.

' The above and'further objects and advantages of my invention, as will hereinafter more fully appear, I attain by thelprocess thereof during the her of said warp strands, suitable spacing its broader'aspects said invention comprises but.

and construction described in the specificat on and illustrated in its preferred'form on the drawings, forming a part of my application. p l

Reference ishad to the accompanying drawings, in which similar reference charactersdenote similar parts.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan view of a loom which may be employed "in practicing my invention showing the warp and woof strands in place initial step of weaving the hammock; Fig. 2 is a'plan view of the loom shown in 'Fig. 2 but illustrating the positions of the,

warp and woof threads during the second step of weaving the hammock, Fig, 3 is a detailview of asection of the hammock after weaving but beforethe same "is removed from the loom; V a, I Fig. 45 is a perspective view of the spreader bar which may be employed in connection with myhammock construction;

Fig. 5 is a detail view illustrating the manner of securing the ends of the hammock. threads and; the cords extending over the spreader bar; and M Fig.6 isz-a detail'sectional view through the spreader bar, illustrating the manner of securing the cords in place thereon.

Describing my 1nVent1on more 1n detail, in

the production of a novel form of hammock by a-novel process, carried into effect by the use of the hands only, whereby said hammock may be made with minimum expenditureof material and time, said process consisting of mounting the warp strands, such as twine,

fibre, grass, rope and the like, of the same or different colors, in a suitable way on a framework, said strandsbeing preferably detachably associated with a suitable supporting fstrands,selectively, as desired, and then reversed-by means of suitable spa-cersso that 'th'esize of '-the'mesh may be varied at will positioned across said warp strands, said op eration being continued until the webis com-" pleted, after which the ends of both of said strands, are gathered together selectively V and knotted to form an attractive color scheme. 7

The knotted ends are looped with supporting strands, which strands are then passed through grooves in suitablespreaders, which strands are held in position in said grooves by a suitable means, such as a set of wire rods passed through any preferred form of securing means, such as staples, said supporting strands being then secured in any desired way to the, hammock supports,-suchas rings,

work 2 and spaced therealong are a plurality of pegs or other supports 4 extending above the surface of the bar 3 to engage and hold .5 the -warp strands 10 from whichthe, hammock is to be woven. A second set of'pegs are provided extending in spaced relation alongthe top bar 3 ofthe frame 2 and these pegs 5 are, preferably, above the line of the firstmentioned set of pegst. Thepegs 5 are adapted to receive and hold the woof-strands 14. Thelower end of the frame includes a lower cross-bar 11- to which is secured a plurality of pegs 4: for receiving the Warp strands 10 and a plurality of similar pegs for receiving the Woof strands 14:. Y

The'first step in weaving a hammock in accordance with my invention is to secure one end of the warp. strands or cordrlO to one of the pegs 4,;a's is indicated by the knot 12 and then winding the woof strands orrcord l0 upwardly and -'downwardly across the loom '2 engaging the strand on the. pegs 4 and 4 at the top and bottom of the loom, respectively, to'coverthe entire loomwith the strands following "a convolute path from top to bottom. of the loom.

The woof strands '14: are brought into play "and may be-wound over the pegs 5 and 5 to form a second seriesof threads or cords covering the entire loom andflying above the warp strands which have already been placed upon the loom.

'As: is indicated in Fig. 1, the lower pegs 5, overwhich; the lower loops ofthe woof strands 14 are to .be wound, are spaced considerably -below-the ,pegs 41 on which the warp strands are iwound, thus providing some extra length to each" of the coils of the "woof strands-when in place upon'the loom.

'Thenext step is to prepare the woof strands for weavinginand out upon the warp strands andthis is accomplished 'by' cutting each of thelower loops'of the warp' strands I 'at'thepegs 5f, this opera'tion being illustrated in Fig. 2 showing the woof strands cut as is indicated by the reference character 13.

Thus the woof strands are prepared for.

weaving.

Referring again to Figs. 1 and 2, it will be observed that a plurality of hooks 6 are spaced along the side rail 7 oftheloom 2, these hooks preferably being pointed upwardly and arranged in spaced relation to each other along the rail 7 to receive suitable- -spacer bars 8 which may be engaged with the hooks. I have illustrated one of the spacer bars S'asbeing providedat the top of the loom 2, its purpose in this position bein toass'ist in'maintaining the warp andwoo' strands against accidental displacement from the pegs 4 and 5. The spacing of the hooks 6-may be suitably selected-to conform with "the lengt'hof the mesh which is desired and will be employed as hereinafter described.

operator or weaver now grasps any preferred number of woof strands 14in one -hand and thenpasses the left-hand warp thread designated by the character n over certainofthe warp strands and under certain others of the warp strands. 1 ForeX- ample, as is indicated in Fig. .3, the. first -strand 14a will bepassed over the third and fourth warp strands, indicated by the reference characters 100 and 10d, respectively, and under the second and first warp strands 10b and-10a, respectively. p e

The next left-handwoof strand 14b ma then be passed over the first and fourt warp strandslOe and'lOcZ respectively, and underthe third and second warp strands 10c, and. 10d, respectively. This process is repeated until allof the woof strands have been woven through the warpstrands. At this time the second spacer bar 8a may be .pass -overall of the warp strands and under thenowloose'en-ds of the woof strands and the samemanner as these strands were; woven placed in position upon its hooks 6 so as to to the left in the hereinbefore described operation.- WVhen all the strands have been woven in ,one directionanother spacer bar may be placed in position and the warp strands. woven in the reverse direction and-this process may berepeateduntil the entire loom is covered with meshes, as is indicated in Fig.

. The finished webis now removed from the framework 2, and the-ends of the warpand woof strands knotted together selectively and-inany desirable and artistic-manner (-see Figs. 4:and 5) after which the web supportor different color than either of the warp and woofffstrandsand? preferably :of heavier or morerigid materials, may belooped through said" knots by means of. a half hitch 18 or -ing strands 16, which may be 10fv the same 7 other form of loop or knot, after which said supporting strands are passed through the grooves 20 in the hammock spreaders 22, and then gathered together at the ends and looped over and knotted or secured in any preferred way to the hammock supports, such as the pplpventional form of hooks, rings and the A convenient way of holding the strands 16 in position in the grooves 20 of the spreaders 22 is shown in Figs. 4; and 6, which may comprise a set of wire rods 24, preferably two in number, and positioned as seen in Fig. 3, said rods being secured to the spreaders 22 by any suitable means, such as the staples 26. This forms not only an inexpen-' sive means for holding the web supporting strands in position on the spreaders 22, but is an extremely efficient and speedy way of doing so.

Each side of the hammock has a selvage strand 28, which, if desired, may be a thicker warp strand or cord, or said selvage may be formed in any other manner preferred.

It will be seen that my novel form of hammock, when completed, will permit the user to rest comfortably therein, when sitting and reading, or lying prostrate, it being impossible in all positions for said user to falltherefrom. p

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I have describedthe principle of operation of my invention together with the apparatus and process which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the apparatus and process shown are only illustrative, and that the invention can be carried outby other means.

I claim as my invention:

1. The process of weaving hammocks which consists in laying out a plurality of parallel warp strands, anchoring said warp strands at each end thereof, laying out a plurality of woof strands superimposed upon said warp strands and running parallel thereto, and individually and by hand weaving said woof strands over and under said warp strands while said warp strands remain anchored.

2. The process of Weaving hammocks which consists in laying out a plurality of parallel warp strands by forming a continuous length of warp material into a plurality of parallel convolutions, anchoring said warp strands at the ends of each loop forming the convolution, winding a continuous length of woof material to form a series of convolutions substantially paralleling the warp strands and superimposed upon said warp strands,

anchoring one end loop of each convolution of said woof strands, cutting the other end of each of the convolutions of said woof strands, and individually and by hand weaving said woof strands over certain of said warp strands and under adjacent warp strands, back over said second named warp strands and under said first mentioned warp strands and repeating throughout the length of said warp strands.

3. The process of'weaving hammocks which consists in laying out a plurality of parallel warp strands by forming a continuous length of warp material into a plurality of parallel convolutions, anchoring said warp strands at the end of each loop forming the convolution, winding a continuous length of woof material to form a series of convolutions substantially paralleling the warp strands and superimposed upon said warp strands, anchoring one end loop of each convolution of said woof strands, cutting the other end of each of the convolutions of said woof strands, individually and by hand weaving said woof strands over certain of said warp strands and under adjacent warp strands, back over said second named warp strands and under said first named warp strands and repeating throughout the length of said warp strands, and inserting a transverse spacer above said warp strands andbelow said woof strands between the point of reversal of the weaving of each of said warp strands.

4. The process of weaving hammocks which consists in laying out a plurality of parallel warp strands by forming a continuous length I of warp material into a plurality of parallel convolutions, anchoring said warp strands at the ends of each loop forming the convolution, Winding a continuous length of woof material to form a series of convolutions substantially paralleling the warp strands and superimposed upon said warp strands, anchoring one end loop of each convolution of said woof strands, cutting the other end of each of the convolutions of said woof strands, and individually and by hand weav ing said woof strands over certain of said warp strands and under adjacent warp strands, back over said second named warp strands and under said first mentioned warp strands and repeating throughout the length of said warp strands, and binding the ends of the fabric so produced by tying a supporting strand through each of a plurality ofadjacent end loops of both said warp strands and said woof strands throughout the width of said fabric.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ZEBULON L. GHADBOURNE. 

